Hi-Def Pics - The Majectic Ancient Ruins of Angkor Wat: Siem Riep, Cambodia (11 photos)

A couple summers ago, I had the pleasure of visiting the Ankor Wat temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia. It is the most spiritual place I've ever visited and the most impressive ancient ruins I've ever seen. There are over one thousand temples in the Angkor area including the magnificent Angkor Wat, said to be the world's largest single religious monument. The temple complex was built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city.

Below are some HDR enhanced photos from an amazing photographer, Trey Ratcliff. These are by far the best photos of Angkor I have ever seen.

The main Angkor Wat temple.

Monks strolling around.

The temples in Angkor are smack dab in the middle of the forest. This temple was unique because it was embedded in the roots of a huge tree.

All the temples are special in their own ways, but the Bayon temple was my favorite and the spookiest. With huge carved faces, Imagine the kinds of shadows you would see during sunset.

Security is almost non-existent yet the detail of the temples is unreal.

Angkor is truly majectic and spiritual.

Trey Ratcliff's website

Tags: Ancient, Angkor, Cambodia, Hi-Def, Majectic, Pics, Riep, Ruins, Siem, Wat

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Comment by sherlin cameron on October 4, 2010 at 1:28am: The civilization and manners when visiting Hindu temples have a long record and are packed with representation, solemn respect and worship of Brahma's creation.
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Comment by Paulette on December 3, 2008 at 7:38pm: As always these are fantastic. They featured Angkor Wat on the Amazing Race a couple of weeks ago, and it just looked so amazing. Seeing these ancient spots gives really great perspective on how young we still are as a country--no wonder we're still working out the kinks!

Comment by rp {|} // .MrPresident___++ on December 3, 2008 at 3:21pm: Nice... "F" Nikon

Comment by PANDA JU on December 3, 2008 at 2:56pm: As if the stories weren't scary already .. these photos are amazing but haunting.

Comment by Eugene on December 3, 2008 at 11:58am: @ Jenni - Trey shoots with a Nikon D2x and the predictable lenses. HDR is basically when you enhance the lighting in the pictures to make it more dynamic.

Comment by jenni on December 3, 2008 at 11:51am: surreal.

question for the photographers, what type of camera/lens do you need to take these type of shots? im guessing theres some retouching involved but the imagery and the depth is amazing.

Comment by sAm on December 3, 2008 at 11:21am: Wow, those pics are amazing I was there and it didn't even look that good!